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Morphemic form: V{ŋŋisuŋaq}V
New orthography: -nngisungarpaa
Old orthography: '-ngisungarpâ
Sources: [14, 8]
Combinations: Click here
Constituents: V{ŋŋit}V, V{-suŋaq}V,
Left sandhi:
Default,
Right sandhi:
Default/none,
Inflection sandhi:
Default/none,
Stem type: q-stem
Diathesis: None
Valency:
Agent increasing,
Preserving,
HTR-morphemes: V{ði}V

Description and behaviour

Form and usage:

This affix is a combination of the negation affix V{ŋŋit}V, and a non-productive morpheme V{-suŋaq}V, which seems to mean 'almost/nearly'. Strangely, the present affix has the same meaning, despite containing a negation; i.e. according to Nielsen [8], the meaning of the present affix is 'Agent almost/nearly Vb Patient' with a dramatic element.


Meanings and examples

According to Nielsen [8], with a dramatic element.

  • angunngisungarpaa, he almost caught up with him [14]

    From anguaa, 'he catches (up with) him'.

  • apunngisungarpaa, he nearly bumped into it [14]

    From aporpaa, 'he bumps into it'. Note: this transitive form is not in Oqaatsit, but it is mentioned in Kleinschmidt [9].

  • tikinngisungarpaa, he nearly reached it [14]

    From tikippaa, 'he reaches it'.


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